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November 12, 2012

Today is Secret Recipe Club day! I had Jane from Jane's Adventures in Dinner. She is an accomplished baker and loves a good burger re-do. Her philosophy on the "twisted" burgers? Take everything she loves about a certain dish and put it between two slices of bread. For example, her Beef Curry Burgers are based on take-away curry that she loved while living in England. Curry paste, chutney, ginger, cilantro, and grated carrots all got mixed into ground beef to recreate one of her favorite dishes.

I am a big fan of the re-do, so I thought I would run with her curry burger and translate it into some of my favorite Thai flavors. To approximate a red curry, ground chicken is combined with red curry paste (or sriracha) lime zest, onion, garlic, ginger, and cilantro. I made a quick peanut sauce to accompany the burgers and topped them with crunchy red bell pepper and carrots.

It's been really difficult to get me in the kitchen during the transition from boot to walking, but this completely motivated me. At the end of the day, I'm exhausted and stressed and all I can think about is two bags of frozen peas sandwiching the ankle and a bowl of salsa and chips. I constantly feel frustrated by how much I can't do yet. People stare at me when I'm out and all I want to do is blend in to the city like normal. The people who pitch for charities downtown all come up to me now because, and i QUOTE, "You can't run away from us!" Yes, people that happened.

So thank you, Jane, for giving me a great way to be creative. Be sure to check out all of the other group B submissions!